flannel
ngubo.
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flat (apartment)
ng'umba; fulethi (coloq.).
Suggest a correctionflat rock
lutombo (Nya.); litombo (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionflatten
poba; putanya.
Suggest a correctionflatus
swudzi.
Suggest a correctionflaying place
buviilo.
Suggest a correctionflea
dzedze (Nya.); tshetshe (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionflee
tihha (Nya.); tizha (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionflee (cause to flee)
tihhisa (Nya.); tizhisa (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionflesh
nyama.
Suggest a correctionfleshly
tjinyama.
Suggest a correctionfleshly (bodily form, in person)
tjibili.
Suggest a correctionfling away
labhula.
Suggest a correctionfling far away
labhulila kutjena.
Suggest a correctionfloat
angama.
Suggest a correctionfloor
lutombo.
Suggest a correctionflooring
dzila.
Suggest a correctionflour
fulawa (coloq.); bgwisa (Nya.); gwisa (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionflow
wunga.
Suggest a correctionflower
luba; bhulomu (coloq.); fulawuzi (coloq.).
Suggest a correctionflute
nyele.
Suggest a correctionflutes
dzinyele.
Suggest a correctionfly
phururuka; alt. phuphuruka; nhuzi (Nya.); thuzi (Lil.); wuluka.
Suggest a correctionfly
n. nhuzi (Nya.); thuzi (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionfly
v. 1. wuluka (general flying). 2. phuphuruka alt. phururuka (as in flying of birds with wings).
Suggest a correctionfly, as of trousers
tjolopo.
Suggest a correctionflying machines
frematjina.
Suggest a correctionfoam
fulo; fuulo.
Suggest a correctionfoams
mafulo.
Suggest a correctionfog
fulele.
Suggest a correctionfold
peta.
Suggest a correctionfolk tale
lungano.
Suggest a correctionfolk tales
ngano.
Suggest a correctionfollow
tobela, alt. tebela.
Suggest a correctionfollow around
tobelela.
Suggest a correctionfollow in order
longoloka.
Suggest a correctionfollower
ntobeli.
Suggest a correctionfollowers
batobeli.
Suggest a correctionfollowing day
tjimuka (not specifically referring to tomorrow, see mangwana).
Suggest a correctionfontanelle
nhongoma (Nya.); thongoma (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionfood
zwodliwa (Nya.); zwojiw or zwejiwa (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionfood impurity
toyi (Nya.); itoyi (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionfood not cooked well
matjururu.
Suggest a correctionfood remnants
masalila.
Suggest a correctionfood server
mpakuli.
Suggest a correctionfool
tjihhema (Nya.); tjizhema (Lil.); also: tjilengwe; tjimata.
Suggest a correctionfoolish
-tjihhema (Nya.); tjizhema (Lil.), (e.g. utjihhema/utjizhema).
Suggest a correctionfoolish people
zwilengwe.
Suggest a correctionfoolish person
tjilengwe.
Suggest a correctionfoolishness
buhhema (Nya.); buzhema (Lil.); bulengwe; bumata.
Suggest a correctionfoot
gumbo.
Suggest a correctionfoot
n. gumbo (as also leg: gumbo).
Suggest a correctionfoot cut
ng’a.
Suggest a correctionfoot path
zidlana (Nya.); zijana (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionfoot paths
dzizidlana (Nya.); dzizijana (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionfootball
bhola; bhora (coloq.).
Suggest a correctionfootball pitch
lubala (Nya.); libala (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionfootprint
nkwala.
Suggest a correctionfootwear
hangu (Nya.); shangu (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionforbid
lambisa.
Suggest a correctionThis is a draft edition for public comment and correction. Entry wording and dialect labels follow The Bulilima-Mangwe Institute of Technology Comprehensive Bilingual English-TjiKalanga Quick Reference Dictionary (PDF edition). © Ndzimu-unami Emmanuel Moyo 2026.